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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 2499 1975-12-08 , ~ , .'. RESOLUTION NO. d)tf r9 , A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH INDICATING SUPPORT OF HR 9801i I WHEREAS, the Federal administrators, through the administrative process, are usurping the decision-mak~ng authority of the local elected officials under the guise of implementing Federal legislation and are causing additional red tape and more stringent requirements than was intended by Congress; and WHEREAS, HR 9801 would allow Congress to prevent the adoption of rules' and regulations by Federal administrators which are contrary to law or inconsistent with Congressional intent; and WHEREAS, HR 9801 would reduce bureaucratic red tape in Federal programs and would prohibit Federal administrators from arbitrarily imposing their wishes upon us. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Seal Beach supports adoption of HR 9801. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City counf}L,of the City ~f. Seal 6each, Cali'fiornia, at a meeting thereof held on the ~ day of ,tl!:t.tI'/J?'la.r?N, 1975, by the following vote' AYES: Council Members e c...-- !1d.te..e./ NOES: Council Members I ABSENT: Council Members ATT.~ST:. ~ ., ,~ ~~~ ayor" I I'. - , .- ,. . I . .1 I EXHIBIT 3 RESOLUTION NO. 961 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH REPORTING TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AND RECOMMENDING THAT SAID AGENCY ADOPT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT. .. WHEREAS, on June 11, 1975, the Seal Beach Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 919 selecting a modified project'area and adopting a preliminary plan for the expansion of the project ar~a; a~d WHEREAS. the proposed uses for the parcels to be included in expanded project area are consistent with the City's Gener~l Plani and WHEREAS, on November 19, 1975, the Seal Beach Planning "Commission 'he1d a public'hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the expansion of the Riverfront Redevelopment Project and by adoption . of Resolution No. 960 determined the sUffiCiency of the Environmental Impact Report and transmitted its recommendations to the Redevelopment AgencYi and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission was of the opinion that' the proposed project area boundaries should be expanded to include 5+ additional acres east of the present Gum Grove Park, for park purposes, and and modified the plan to reflect this addition. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the City Qf Seal Beach does hereby report and recommend that the Redevelopment Agency adopt the proposed amendments to the text and map of the Redevelopment Plan for the Riverfront Redevelopment Project, attached hereto and made a part hereof. APPROVED AND ADOPTED the 19th day of November, 1975, by the following vote: '. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Commissioners: Lanning, Knapp, Schmitt, Ripperdan Commissioners: None Commissioners: Cook ATTEST: ~ . . . Q }" .. 7, Q/t1 /)/[.1 /vL . ~n.."!n., $."" 9 '....'m"" f Commisslon . ( 1 ( I I ( EXHIBIT 4 Resolution Number PROJECT AREA COMMITTEE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1975 M I1lUTES . 7:30 P.~f. I. Call to Order - Chairman Gordon Shanks called the meeting to order at 7:45 p,m. II. Pledge of Allegiance - The Pledge of Allegiance was conducted by Jean Dorr. III. Roll Call Members Present: Jack Battersby, Jean Dorr, Ken Dunford, Ralph Highsmith, John Hopkins, Tom King, Pamela Murphy. Chris Nielsen, Jose Osuna, Gordon Shanks. Charlotte Shuman, A quorum ~f 11 members was present. Members Absent: Manny De Dios, Verdna Henderson,'Mar~aret Quinn. Richard Smith, Kathy Lindahl, Elliot Lowrie, Hank Lucero. Dale Stoner. John YoungkE!n. Staff Present: Gino Gaudio, Secretary to the PAC. Minutes ~ The minutes of Thursday, November 20. 1975 were approved as written. . Motion: King ,Second: Highsmith Vote: Unanimous IV. V. Discussion of the Redevelopment Plan Amendments. The PAC considered the text of the Proposed Redevelopment Plan. Amendments which are to be considered by a joint City Council! Redevelopment Agency meeting on Monday, December 22. 1975. The PAC adopted recommendations for the following changes: Section 406, paragraph 3 - A portion of the first line reads, "Opportunities to participate shall first be provided to participants..." The PAC felt the word "participants" i's ambiguous in that context. The ~Iords "owners and tenants" should be substituted for the word "participants". Motion: Second: Vote: King Dunford Unanimous ~. ( I ( I ( Resolution Number PAC MINUTES . PAGE THREE . VI VII. The PAC indicate that the sentence should be expanded to be consistent with language contained in the EIR on the project area. Motion: Second: Vote: Dunford Osuna Unanimous Sub-section "Schoo" population and quality of education" The':sentence which reads. '[The State reimburses school districts for revenue that is lost because of redevelopment agency activities," should be revised to reflect language in the Environmental Impact Report which discusses the same subject. 140ti on: King Second: Highsmith Vote: . Unanimous The Proposed Redevelopment Plan Amendments were approved and fonlarded to the Redevelopment Agency with recommendations. .lotion: Dorr Second: King Vote: Unanimous Oral Communications - There were no oral communications Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 10:35 p.m. to Thursday, January 15, 1976 at 7:30 p.m. in the Seal Beach City Council Chambers, . .............. . ( I ( I ( Resolution Number PAC IUllUTES' PAGE nlo .' Section 410 - A portion of the section reads, "it may be necessary to under- take relocation of low and moderate income residents and some businesses". The PAC committee recommended deletion of the words. "low and moderate income", because the terms were undefined and ambiguous. 140ti on: King Second: Highsmith Vote: 9 - for 1 - against (Dorr) . 1 - abstain (Murphy) Section 418 - References to "participants" tenants" for clarification. r~otion : Second: Vote: should be amended to "o~lners and , King .Osuna . Unanimous . Section 503.1 - The PAC accepted section 503.1.as written, ~Iotion: King Second: Highsmith Vote: Unanimous Section 504.1 - , The PAC wanted to ensure that the density requirements of development in the proposed mobile home park be compatible with the Environmental Impact Report density re~uirements; ~'otion: King Second: Nielsen Vote: Unanimous The last sentence of section 504.1 indicates that multi-family housing would be an alternative use on Area 5, if the cottage/ travel trailer/mobile home park is not developed. The PAC felt that Area. 5 should be reserved for single-family development if the mobilehome park/cottage project is not developed. The words "multi-family" should be replaced by the \~ords, "single-family". Motion: Dunford Second: Murphy Vote: Unanimous Section 1100 - Sub-section "Relocation" The last sen'!:ence reads, "it is envisioned that the new facility". . .', will contain approximately 100 spaces for travel trailers and mobile homes," . I I . EXHIBIT 5 ResolutionNumber SUMMARY OF PROJECT AREA COMMITTEE MEETHIGS . ., Topics of Discussion Discussion of the present and proposed project area, description of the redevelopment process, and the role of the PAC. Interim officers were elected: Chairman, Henry Lucero; Vice Chairman, Gordon Shanks. 'Election of permanent officers: Chairman, Elliot Lowrie; Vice' Chairman. Gordon Shanks Discussion of the redevelopment process. Discussion of by-laws. September 18. 1975 Adoption of.By-Laws. Drawing of one, two and three year membership terms by lot. Date August 7, 1975 August 21, 1975 October 16, 1975 Election of Gordon Shanks as Chairman to fill vacancy left by resignation of Elliot Lowrie as Chairman. Hank Lucero elected Vice Chairman. .'Begin discussion of pro- posed Environmental Impact Report and Proposed Amendments to the Redevelopment Plan. October 23, 1975 Discussion of sections of proposed EIR relation to parcels B & C. the Marina Palace and Edison Company parcel respect- ively with adoption of recommendations. . October 30. 1975 Discussion and adoption of recommendations on parcel C. the Edison Company parcel of the EIR. November 6, 1975 Discussion of recommendations of PAC regarding the pro- posed EIR, Approval of the proposed EIR with recommendations to be forwarded to the Planning Commission and the Redevelop- ment Agency, ' November 12, 1975 Discussion of recommendations of PAC regarding the proposed EIR. Approval of the proposed EIR with recommendations to be fO~larded to the Planning Commission and the Redevelopment Agency. Discussion of Proposed Relocation Rules and Regulations. Review of the proposed Redevelopment Plan Amendments. November 20, 1975 December 4, 1975 Discussion and approval of Redevelopment Plan Amendments with recommendations to be forwarded to the Redevelopment Agency. - .;, .. EXHIBIT 6 Resolution Number , , , " . . I PRELIMINARY PLAN RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PRO~ECT (AHEIIDED) CITY OF SEAL BEACH JUNE, 1975 ~' ". I .' . -..-. .. 1 I DATE 5/27/75 6/23/75 8/11/75 9/8/75 9/22/75 10/13/75 10/28/75 11/24/75 Resolution Number SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CONCERNING EXPANSION OF THE RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PROJECT AREA, DISCUSSION Adoption of two resolutions, the first designating an amended survey are for possible expansion of the project boundaries. and the second directing the Planning Commission to amend the project area, formulate a preliminary plan for the amended project area, and transmit the approved preliminary plan to the Redevelopment Agency. Presentation of recommendations regarding a Preliminary Plan to expand the Redevelopment Agency boundaries as adopted by the Planning Commission, The Agency voted to: 1, transmit the legal description of the project boundaries and a statement that the Redevelopment Plan is being amended and a map indicating the amended project area to the County Auditor and the County Tax Assession; 2. to mail notices to residents in the Project Area; 3, to hold a meeting with interested residents to discuss formation of the Project Area Committee (PAC), Agency authorized issuance and sale of $3.250,000 principal amount of tax allocation negotiable promissory notes, Agency approved the official statement to be provided to prospective bidders for the tax allocation bonds, Agency voted to receive and file a list of proposed projects eligible for Agency funding, Agency awarded bid to buy promissory notes, issue 1975, to Miller and Schroeder. Agency transmitted to PAC and the Planning Commission; 1, Proposed Redevelopment Plan Amendments. 2. Draft Environmental Impact Report on proposed project area. The Planning Commission is to hold a public hearing on the EIR. Agency transmitted Proposed Relocation Rules and Procedures, and Participation Rules to the Project Area Committee, PAC instructed to return recommendations back to the Redevelopment Agency. ,v- Agency set time and place, December~8~ 1975 in the Seal Beach City Council Chambers, for a joint public hearing between the Redevelop- ment Agency and the City Council to consider amendments to the Redevelopment Plan and Boundaries, and directed that notification be given as required by law, o ..-. '. I. I . " Resolution Number PART 1 I. Boundaries' The boundaries of the amended project area are sheMn on the attached map (r'lap rio, 2) and described in the description attached hereto as Appendix A. The amended project area includes the addition of four areas, commonly referred to as, (1) the Seal Bea"ch Trailer Park, (2) the former r,larina Palace site, (3) seventy-nine acres behind Marina Hill referred to as a portion of the Hellman Estate, and (4) the Edison property, a portion of which contains the Seal Beach Lumber Yard. . . "il. General Statemeht. . The landuses. layo~t of principal streets, population densities, and building intensities and standards proposed as the basis. for redevelopment of the area to be added are as fol1~ws: A. land Use: The land uses for the area to be added to the project area shall be limited to high q'.Iality housing;_ an aesthetically planned travel trailer development to serve primarily as replacement housing for residents presently residing within the project area to be added; co~~ercial office park development; a seventy-nine acre parcel with is proposed to be developed with single family residential uses and open space including the Gum Grove Park; and other public uses as may be required to implement the open space progl'ams of the city. ' B. Principal Streets: The addition of the amended area to the Redevelopment Plan I'/ill not materially alter the layout of principal streets \"/ithin the existing project area or ~/ithin ,the City of Seal Beach. C. Population Densities: The proposed densities for the area to be included are as fQllows: , . 1. Single Family Cottages; 20 units7acre 2. Travel Trailer Park - 30 pads/acre 3. Single Family Residences - 8 units/acre .. .' D. Building Intensities: The proposed land uses shall meet the iii1 nimum standards requi red by the Cit.v of Seal Beach Zon; n9 Ordinance, Applicable State Lal"/S. and the amended redevelopment plan to be subsequently completed for approval and adoption by ordinance of the City Council. Pertinent site develop:mmt standal"ds and requirements are to be incOl"porated into all disposition and development agl"eements betl.;cen the Redevelopment Agency and developers to inSU1"e development in stl"ict conformity .' '. . ~.. " Resolution Number E. '1ith the Redevelopment Plan. The development proposal 'for th~ area to be added will facilitate utilization of-vacant- land, provide needed open space" improve the appeal'ances 'of the major entrances to Seal Beach, while.also alleviating the blighting influence which presently prevails. Standards: Minimum standards for the imorovements within the area to be added are to be consistent with those currently stipulated in the Redevelopment Plan adopted for 'the Project and will be further consistent with applicable government codes and ordinances. . III. Attainment of the Purposes of the Lal~ AmC!ng the more'. important objecti ves of .the Redevelopment La\~ are the'remadying of conditions of blight, aeterioration and obsolescence. More recently, the Law was amended to. also ensure adequate replace- ment housing for those I~ho become displaced as a result of redevelop- ment activity. These objectives will be attained by: . A. Improving the overall appearance of several major entrances . to 'the City. 1- I IV, B, Completing ,substantial improvements to a substandard and. . deteriorating trailer park, jnc1uding replanning of the park and installation of new facilities for the express benefit of existing trailer park occupants. C. 'Rearrangement of the overall land use configuration \.lithin . . the added project area to provide fOI' a reduction in density within the trailer park, greater open space; and parking in accordance I~ith current planning criteria, thereby reversing the pl'.ysical and economic decline which has been evident to date. : D. Providing additional open space I,lithin the City of Seal Beach. E. Creating a land utilization-economic concept of urban development! rehabilitation, ~lhich not only maximizes the benefits to the City of Seal Beach, but also provides replacement hOUSing and assistance to the residents residing within the trailer park. Providing additional hi9h quality single family residential housin~ within the City. . , F.. Conformance with the General Plan A. ,The designated land uses for the properties to be added, to the project area are in conformity to the adopted general plan as follows: . 1. Seal B(~ach Trailer ParI: Residential at 20 units/acI'/!. .. . ' ',. ., .'" ., .1. I . , . .. Resolution Number 2.. Edison Property - Commercial/Office Park 3. Hellman Property - Single Family Residential and Open Space 4." Former Narina Palace Site - Commercial v. B. The General Plan establishes a ran'ge of housing densities and standards, The proposed residential uses for the area to be . added conforms in density and utilization to the ~and use prescribed in the General Plan. ~lhi1e the Genera1 Plan does not specifically indicate a travel trailer park, the development of a modern, well designed travel trailer: park employing the principles of modern urban design would not only fulfill the intent of the General Plan but provide a solution to a major social problem facing the City of Seal Beach. . . . Impact of Proposed'Chanqes Uoon Residents and Upon the Surrounding Area . The pl'i.mary effort of amending the project area is to allow redevelopment of a deteriorating and obsolete trailer park and to . proVide additional open space, Throu9h the redevelop'ment process, the trailer park can be redesi9ned to create an improved 'environment not only for the residents who choose to remain. but for the City of Seal Beach as well." Redevelopment of the trailel' park should also significantly enhance the visual impact of one of the major entrances to the City of Seal Beach. Displacement of some project residents may occur because of redevelopment activity" H0I1eVei", maximum effort I.till be made to allow year-round project residents to relocate on-site, Relocation assistance for those .displacees will include financial a'ssistance as prOVided for in the Redevelopment Law to a11o,", them to acquire "new facilities at little or no "out-of-pocket" cost to them. K single family residential development north of Marina Hill would . be consistent with the development on ~1arina Hill. Provisions for acquisition of additional open space are considered in this plan. The development, or redevelopment of the two conunercial sites. \'Ii11 enhance the quality of life in the surrounding area and provide services" that.are presently not offered. " "" -'-' -;.~ ,..,. . ~" ~ . i.1 I Resolution Number APPEIlDIX A Parcel A: 6.7 acre site bounded by r'larina Drive, 'First Street, Pacific Electric Right-of-Way, and the San Gabriel River (Seal Beach Trailer Park). Parcel B: Vacant 2.7 acres located at the northwest corner ~f Pacific 'Coast Highl'lay and. First Street, , Parcel C: Irregular shaped parcel bounded by Marina ~rive. Pacific Coast Highway and Fifth Street. Parcel D: Vacant 79. acres Hellman property bounded by Haynes Steam Plartt Road, developed area of Marina Hill and. the Orange County-Seal ,Beach boundary 1 ine. " , , , .' - Resolution Number EXHIBIT 1 \" aVOH '\ \~ ~~ I --...... ". ..,~ '. .......... . I I " EXHIBIT 2 Resolution Number RESOLUTION NO. 960 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH FORWARDING A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR EXPANSION OF THE RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT TO THE . REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY WITH RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT BE CONSIDERED SUFFICIENT. WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report for. the expansion of the Riverfront Redevelopment Project utilizing 'the firm of Environmental Impact Reports. Inc,;. and . WHEREAS, the Draft Environmental Impact Report was 'advertised as required by the Public Resources Code dealing with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 as adopted by the City of Seal Beach; and' WHEREAS. the Planning Commission of Seal Beach held a public hearing on said Draft Envtronmental Impact Report on November 19. 1~75; and WHEREAS. the Planning Commission reviewed all comments by the Project Area Committee and by others, both written and verbal; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission finds the proposed uses for the expanded project area as shown in the Environmental Impact Report to be conststent wlth the Ctty's General Plan. . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the City of Seal Beach does hereb~ forward the Draft Environmental Impact Report for expansion of the Rtverfront Redevelopment Project to the Redevelopment Agency with recommendations that the Environmental Impact Report be considered sufficient. . APPROVED AND ADOPTED the 19th day of November, 1975, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Commissioners: Commissioners: Commissioners: ~anning. Knapp, Ripperdan, Schmitt None Cook ATTEST: )jtRJl,~?h. t..cU0MA-~ Chairman of the Planning Commission tI ilJi-s- Secretary to the 1anning Commission